Brood frame for beehives



Nov. 22, 1927.

F. F. WEAVER BROOD FRAME FOR BEEHIVES Filed 0ct,18. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheetl Nov. 22, 1927.

F. F. WEAVER BROOD FRAME FOR BEEHIVES Filed Oct. 1B. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet2 r ..4 In

m m r j l Attorney y CII Patented Nov. 22, 1927.`

' kUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' FRANK F. WEAVER, OF DALLAS, OREGON'.

Bacon FRAME ron BnEHIvns.

Application iled October 18, i926. Serial No. 142,336.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in brood trames:tor bee hives and has tor its primary object to provide suoli av iframethat may be readily reversed in the hive in order that the 'trame may becompletely iilled, it is ot' course well known in thewart that beesalwaysv work from the top down. Due to the low temperature pre,- vailingat the bottom of the hive seldom, it' ever, are the trames completelyfilled Accordingly, by reason of the present type voi' frame after thebees have worked a suiiicient distance in a downward direction thetrames are removed ,andv inverted and then again disposed within thehives resulting in a completely iilled'trame. y Y

A further and important object iste provide means for facilitating theready support ot the trame within the hive, and also the ready removalof the same therefrom so as to permit theinverting ofv the trame.

It is a further and most important obj ect ot' the invention to providesupporting means ior the trame within the hives that will maintain theframe positive-ly in spaced relation with respect to the hive casingsothat the bees will not become crushed or injured by -the'contact of the.trames with the hive casing regardless ot whatever the position inwhich the casing may ybe placed. This means also prevents the. sealing`et the frames to the hive casina which'is agre'at disadvantage in thebrood trames now generally in use.

Other objects will become apparentes the nature of the invention isbetter understood, the same comprising the novel form` combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing` and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a side elevation ot a brood trame constructed inl accordancewith the present invention, the same being shown as actually disposedwithin the hive casing.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of a hive casing within which isdisposed a plurality otbrood trames constructed in accordance withthevpresent invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged :tragmentaryseo tion through the upper edge ofthe hive cas-V iig, a corner oi one of the trames being disclosed inside elevation and the means for supporting the trames within the casingand lower ends thereof, said plates being sol constructed as to permitof the hanging of the frames within the hive and also so as to maintainthe trame inV spaced relation with respect to the hive casing and inspaced relation with respect to the other frames within v the casing,and

Figure 6 is a top perspective ot one of the plate members provided torengagement at one end within a lid at the open top of the hive casingand at its opposite end above the corner of the frame and having meanscooperating with the broeder trame plate members for supporting theframe within the hive casing. e

Now having reference to the drawings, 5 indicates a bee hive casing ofconventional design thev end walls ot which` are in the presentinstancetormed at the top side of the casing with supporting ledges 66.Adapt ed tor disposition within said casing are a plurality 'of broodtrames constructed in accordance with the present invention anddesignated generally by the vreference character .7. Each frame ispreferably ot wood constructionand of general rectangular configurationas disclosed in Figure l. The upper and lower sides of said trame are inthe form ot a pair ot bars or cleats 8 8, the combined widths of whichare equivalent to the width ot the end members 9 9 ot said iframe. vPreferably yone ot the bars or cleats at the top and bottom sides of theiframe is mortisedr within the lupper ends of the end bars 9-9 while theother bars or cleats are disposed frictionally within the said end barsand it desiredl rigidlysecured thereto by tacks, nails, or otherfastening means.

By reason of these sectional top vand bottom n walls, the transverselyarranged comb supporting wires or reinforcing strips l0 may be securedat their opposite ends between the bars or cleats at the top and bottomsides of said frames. However, I do not desire to be of a beehiveeasing, the hooks formed on the lowerinost pair of plates adapted toengage the inner faces of the end Walls of the beeliive easing forspacing the ends ofthe frame with respect to the end Walls of theeasing, and lugs :termed on the side edges of each plate adapted forcooperation With the adjacent lugs of the other frames for spacing saidframes with respect to each othen 6. In combination, a brood frame'forbee hives, supporting members at the four corners of the traine, and apair of frame suspension members adapted for quick detachable engagementwith the supporting mem- 15 bers at the upper corners of the frame topermit the hanging of the frame upon' the upper edge of a bee hivecasing.

7; In a means forsuspending a brooder frame Within a bee hive casing, aplate secured at each of the upper corners ofthe frame and extendingbeyond the ends thereof, depending flanges on the sides of the plate,the outer end portions of said flanges adapted to rest on a ledgeformedin the upper portion of the bee hive casing, the outer end of each platebeing formed with a bee exit. 1

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FRANK F. WEAVER.

